Description: Letters From Van Dieman's Land, written During Four Years Imprisonment For Political Offences Committed In Upper Canada, by Benjamin Wait. Also, Letters Descriptive Of Personal Appeals In Behalf of Her Husband And His Fellow Prisoners, To The Earl Of Durham. Her Majesty, And The United Legislature Of The Canada, by Mrs. B Wait. Published by A.W. Wilgus, Buffalo NY. Copyright and print date 1843. First edition. 356 pages. Calf boards have a black leather spine label and a number sticker. No major stains. Joints are intact but for a half inch split near center front. Corners and edges are rubbed. Borads have spread a bit at fore edges due to expansion of the pages. Inner hinges are firm; binding ids tight. Pages are bright, with scattered foxing throughout. Belonged to a school library, with school name penned on ffep and a small sticker on rear pastedown ep. Illustrated with a steel etching as frontispiece that has a short tear at fore edge. The folding map in present and intact. Benjamin Wait was involved in the Upper Canada (Ontario area) Rebellion of 1837 and sentenced to execution. His wife Maria managed to obtain a stay and instead he was sentenced to transportation to the penal colony of Van Dieman's Land. This was actually the island of Tasmania, so renamed in 1856. He eventually escaped and made his way to the United States and his wife, in 1842. Overall Condition is Good+ Shipped boxed and insured All my books are as described. If I go too far in describing minor flaws, it's because I want you, the buyer, to be satisfied that you'll get no nasty surprises. Please check my feedback to assure yourself that you'll speedily get the book that is described. A happy customer comes back! For all buyers - I can ship the way which best fits your needs, so contact me if you would prefer a different method. Request an invoice on multiple items. I will combine shipping. Request an invoice for combined shipping Check out my ebay store - buythebookhere for all manner of scarce and interesting books and collectibles!
Price: 200 USD
Location: Boiling Springs, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Year Printed: 1843
Topic: Australia, Oceania
Binding: Leather
Author: Benjamin Wait
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: A.W. Wilgus
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
